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Swan Song is a British film of genre Drama directed by Kenneth Branagh with John Gielgud
Swan Song (1992)
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Add to a movie listSwan Song is a 1992 short film directed by Kenneth Branagh and adapted for the screen by Hugh Cruttwell from the one act play of the same name by Anton Chekhov. It stars John Gielgud as the aging actor Svetlovidov and Richard Briers as the prop-master Nikita.
Synopsis
Un vieil acteur se retrouve seul avec un accessoiriste dans un théâtre vide. Il se remémore sa carrière.Actors
John Gielgud
(Svetlovidov)
Richard Briers
(Nikita)
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